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Kauai Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, July 10th, 6:55pm PDT Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   7.9 ft --- 96° 17-21 kt 70° 79.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   7.5 ft --- 99° 17-23 kt 80° 79.5 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   6.2 ft --- 85° 16-19 kt 80° 78.6 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   5.9 ft 8 sec 72° --- --- 75.0 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 80° 79.0 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.3 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 79.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   6.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 78.1 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 77.9 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 79.2 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 14 sec 190° --- --- 79.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   4.3 ft 6 sec 142° --- --- 79.0 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 82.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.9 ft 8 sec 71° --- --- 80.8 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   7.5 ft --- 85° 14-17 kt 70° 77.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   6.9 ft --- 80° 17-21 kt 80° 78.8 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   2.6 ft 9 sec 73° --- --- 86.0 °F Ipan, Guam   3.0 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 84.9 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   2.0 ft 10 sec 104° --- --- 87.3 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.2 ft 7 sec 95° --- --- 84.9 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   6.6 ft 8 sec 42° --- --- 83.7 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   7.2 ft 7 sec 94° --- --- 84.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 11 sec 164° --- --- 82.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.6 ft 11 sec 178° --- --- 82.9 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Kauai Region NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51001) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO (NOAA 51101) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51000) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Hanalei, Kauai (CDIP 202) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WESTERN HAWAII (NOAA 51003) Yesterday Today ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu Hanalei Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Hanalei buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Current Wind Conditions   Kauai Wind Observations Lower Limahuli NW (320°) 3-9 kt 3:30 pm  Thu 7/10 Common Ground E (100°) 5-10 kt 3:30 pm  Thu 7/10 Moloaa Dairy E (90°) 3-13 kt 2:45 pm  Thu 7/10 Hanamaulu NNE (30°) 5-9 kt 3:30 pm  Thu 7/10 Lihue ENE (60°) 13 kt 3:00 pm  Thu 7/10 Nawiliwili Nos NE (50°) 12-16 kt 3:24 pm  Thu 7/10 Poipu E (80°) 6-17 kt 3:00 pm  Thu 7/10 Lawai Ntbg E (80°) 13-19 kt 3:30 pm  Thu 7/10 Port Allen E (80°) 18-25 kt 3:00 pm  Thu 7/10 Makaha Ridge W (260°) 3-10 kt 3:11 pm  Thu 7/10 Mana SW (230°) 5-12 kt 3:34 pm  Thu 7/10 Barking Sands WSW (240°) 10 kt 3:00 pm  Thu 7/10 Puu Lua E (80°) 4-12 kt 3:35 pm  Thu 7/10 Puu Opae SSW (210°) 3-10 kt 3:34 pm  Thu 7/10 Waimea Heights E (90°) 11-22 kt 3:35 pm  Thu 7/10 Wind observations courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Kauai Tide Charts Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Kauai Cloud Cover Satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

Kauai Coastal Waters Forecast FZHW50 PHFO 101315 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 314 AM HST Thu Jul 10 2025 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 314 AM HST Thu Jul 10 2025 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... High pressure far northeast of the waters will drive moderate to locally strong trade winds. Trades may slightly ease early next week as the high moves further away to the north. Kauai Northwest Waters- 315 AM HST Thu Jul 10 2025 TODAY East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly this morning. TONIGHT East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. FRIDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the morning. FRIDAY NIGHT East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. SATURDAY East northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. SATURDAY NIGHT East winds to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening. SUNDAY East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the morning. MONDAY East northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers through the day. Kauai Windward Waters- 315 AM HST Thu Jul 10 2025 TODAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly this morning. TONIGHT East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. FRIDAY East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. FRIDAY NIGHT East winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers in the evening, then numerous showers after midnight. SATURDAY East winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Numerous showers, mainly in the morning. SATURDAY NIGHT East winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Numerous showers. SUNDAY East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning, then isolated showers in the afternoon. Scattered showers through the day. MONDAY East winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers through the day. Kauai Leeward Waters- 315 AM HST Thu Jul 10 2025 TODAY East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. TONIGHT East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. FRIDAY East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. FRIDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. SATURDAY East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers. SATURDAY NIGHT East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers. SUNDAY East winds 10 to 15 knots, rising to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning. Isolated showers. MONDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers through the day. Kauai Channel- 315 AM HST Thu Jul 10 2025 TODAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly this morning. TONIGHT East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers. FRIDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the morning. FRIDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers. SATURDAY East northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers. SATURDAY NIGHT East winds to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers. SUNDAY East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east northeast 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. MONDAY East northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers through the day. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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